Going Non-Linear In 5 Minutes-ish

A quick guide to adapting your current linear curriculum to a basic non-linear format.

I have written about my thoughts, intents, and justifications for reorganizing my traditional linear plans into a more non-linear format in a previous blog both on my site matthewtmoore.wordpress.com and on the Flipped Learning Network Hub but here is a list of key steps and a short video of how to turn an actual unit sequence into a non-linear plan with associated resources.

First steps to shifting non-linear:

Label and list all the key topics in linear sequence (You probably already have this)

Take a minute to categorize each topic as primary, secondary, tertiary, etc.

Group similar secondary topics around a primary topics

Organizethe topic groups linearly ONLY where order is essential for either learning or good pedagogy.

BEWARE

Please let me know what you think about this process or the broader topic in general in the comments below or on twitter @matthew_t_moore. BEWARE, once you start looking at your curriculum with non-linear eyes you will start seeing other ways to break teaching and learning rules. Also you will start finding that your lesson plans may not be the only things you want to start changing.

If this video interests you or you wish to talk with me about it come see me this summer in Chicago @ILFABN

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